Yesterday my oldest woke up with a sore tummy...no fever, no vomitting, no runs to the toilet, just a sore tummy. The thought crossed my mind that she just needed a little breakfast and food in her tummy and she would be fine. Another thought also crossed my mind, what harm would it be if she missed a day of school and stayed at home just to take it easy? She only missed 5 days of school the whole year last year, and has not missed one day so far this year. She had some breakfast, read in bed and kinda rested, and she was fine by 9:30am! We took it easy for the day.
I enjoyed having her home. I look at her and think, where has the time gone? Life goes by way too fast! So with that I have no guilt in keeping my daughter home knowing she really would have been fine going to school. Because before I know it, she will be planning her wedding and I do not want to look back on her life thinking I was too busy or did not spend enough time with her.
We need to take advantage of these kinda sick days, PD Days, March Break, summer holidays, and any other time your children are with you. How will our children look back on their childhood?
Enjoy your children while you have them.
Please understand, I do have days where I need a break and my kids are driving me batty, but I am talking in general. Our kids know whether or not we look forward to having them home and if we enjoy their presence!
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